Butt prayed for the eternal soul to rest in heavens and expressed solidarity with the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss with equanimity.

Meanwhile shaukat butt expressed deep sorrow on the sad demise of noted literary activist and founding member of â€˜Adbi Markaz Kamrazâ€™ Muhammad Ahsan Ahsan, who breathed his last in Hajin on Wednesday. Butt said, Muhammad Ahsan Ahsan was a well known literary figure in Kashmir who worked for the promotion of Kashmiri language and culture. Ahsan transferred his expertise to groom young poets and scholars and selflessly patronized educational institutions with his outmost devotion. He said Ahsan’s death has created a vacuum in literary circles of Kashmir.